In recent years, the Korean Wave has yet again began to strike fans all around the world. This crave for everything Korean is getting to the point where things are spinning out of control. I've been noticing that a lot of Korean stars have been in the news lately, especially stars who I still love and fangirl over. I wonder why these numerous reports are flooding the media. Could it be the "K-pop curse?"

The "Korean Wave" or "Hallyu" as known in South Korea, has stretched across the globe in recent years. This term "refers to the popularity of Korean media culture across East and Southeast Asia." Fans everyone are craving more and more of Korean entertainment and what it has to offer. I don't even know why I love Korean stuff so much. I think it's because of the Korean Wave and influence of my surroundings. I feel drawn to the whole Korean society and want to learn more. I love watching dramas when I have free time and I like to know about the latest news in the Korean industry. Whether it be a new song that debuted, or a new drama that is airing, I tend to want to find out more about what is happening there. It's weird because I guess I can call myself a "Korean-a-phile."

I have always been very found of the Korean music industry and a lot of my favorite artists are/were signed with SM Entertainment. I just wanted to do some further research on how SM was started and who is or used to be signed under their label. I really love SM Entertainment because they give opportunities to all Asians around the world. They have held auditions annually since 1996 globally in search of youth talent. A hand full of young stars from the U.S. & Canada with Asian backgrounds were chosen too. For example, Tiffany & Jessica from Girl's Generation were hand picked from California. There's also Henry from Super Junior M who was chosen from the Toronto auditions in 2006. SM not only offers it to Koreans, but also to Chinese and Japanese aspiring superstars as well. Kangta is a duo composed of a Korean singer Kangta and a Taiwanese singer Vanness Wu. There is also the Chinese singer, Zhang Liyin who has been with SM Entertainment since her debut in 2006.